B1 & B3 Early Economy Review

The "Middle Passage" brought Africans from West Africa to North America with the knowledge of cultivating what crop?

• rice
• indigo
• cotton
• Sugar

What was the economy of South Carolina and other Southern Colonies based on?

• Ship building
• Trading with natives
• Harvesting lumber
• Plantation system

What were naval stores?

• Stores where only sailors could buy goods
• Pitch and tar to put on the bottom of boats to make them watertight
• Production of rice that was then shipped in large boats to foreign markets
• process used to produce as much rice as possible to make money quicker

What led to the importation of more slaves in South Carolina during the late 17th Century?

• The growing demand for both rice and indigo.
• The growing supply of naval stores.
• The growing demand for cotton in foreign markets.
• The growing demand of the fur trade business with the natives.

Why were Native Americans no longer used as slaves?

• Native Americans refused to work in the humid climate.
• Native Americans were not willing to sign a service contract.
• Native Americans did not know how to cultivate corn.
• Native Americans could easily escape into familiar territory.

Why did the Gullah language develop along the coast of South Carolina? (Choose ALL that Apply)

• There was a large concentration of Africans in the area.
• The coast was the only place that slaves were located.
• The auction blocks were slaves were sold was located along the coast.
• The area was isolated and had limited access from white influence

Where was pitch and tar harvested from?

• abundant oil deposits
• tobacco leaves
• Lowcountry marshes
• pine trees

Which cash crop was suitable for growing in the Lowcountry?

• pole beans
• tobacco
• rice
• Corn

Which of the following best explains Eliza Lucas Pinckney's role in South Carolina's history?

• She improved the social and cultural class of slaves.
• She sacrificed her home and her land for the Patriot cause.
• She successfully cultivated indigo, a new cash crop.
• She married Charles Pinckney and became the First Lady.

Where did the early Carolina settlers and slaves come from?

• France
• Germany
• Barbados
• England